Number of HPV-Associated Cancers Cases per Year
Each year in the United States there are about—
- 10,800 HPV-associated cervical cancers.
- 2,300 HPV-associated vulvar cancers.
- 800 HPV-associated penile cancers.
- 600 HPV-associated vaginal cancers.
- 1,900 HPV-associated anal cancers in women and 1,100 in men.
- 1,700 HPV-associated head and neck cancers* in women and 5,700 in men.
Yearly counts of HPV-associated cancers in the United States, 1998–2003
The bar chart above shows that about 10,800 HPV-associated cervical cancers, 2,300 HPV-associated vulvar cancers, 600 HPV-associated vaginal cancers, 800 HPV-associated penile cancers, 1,900 HPV-associated anal cancers in women and 1,100 in men, and 1,700 HPV-associated head and neck cancers in women and 5,700 in men occur in the United States each year.
*Not all cancers of the head and neck were included. A smaller group of cancers in specific areas often associated with HPV were included. All cancers were limited to cell types most likely to be HPV-associated. This chart was adapted from Watson M, Saraiya M, Ahmed F, Cardinez CJ, Reichman ME, Weir HK, Richards TB. Using population-based cancer registry data to assess the burden of human papillomavirus-associated cancers in the United States: Overview of methods. Cancer 2008;113(S10):2841–2854.
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